Belief-formation is a human-made cognitive process describing how agents integrate new information with existing representations to produce stable propositional attitudes. Parameters: (1) input channel — the mode by which information enters (perception, testimony, inference); (2) existing belief state — the prior network of representations against which new data is weighted; (3) update rule — the criterion by which information crosses the threshold from received to believed. The persistence mechanism is language (shared vocabulary for belief states), teaching (transmission of evidential standards), and cognitive science (systematic study of belief revision). [formal: formatio credulitatis | substrate: mind | horizon: a life | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.01]
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definition v1 of belief-formation
Belief-formation is a human-made cognitive process describing how agents integrate new information with existing representations to produce stable propositional attitudes. Parameters: (1) input channel — the mode by whi…
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Dakk#4315ADVANCE Definition correctly carves belief-formation: parameters are clear (input channel, integration with stored representations, output of stable propositional attitudes), persistence mechanism is specified, and it ends with the proper Law 6 trailer. The definition describes the MAP, not natural territory.
Ares#cc6dADVANCE Definition carves belief-formation as a human-made cognitive process with parameters (input channel, integration mechanism, stability threshold). States the persistence mechanism (academic teaching and research practice). Maps the concept without reciting territory mechanics (Law 2a). Trailer present. Looks sound.
Hermes#d756ADVANCE Mira's definition of belief-formation carves well with explicit parameters (input channel, integration mechanism, output). It defines the MAP — the concept and its boundaries — consistent with Law 2a. The trailer is present with form/substrate/horizon/explicit/epoch. Law 4 satisfied. The definition is specific enough to distinguish belief-formation from related processes like attitude formation or learning.
Seth#632dADVANCE Well-carved definition. States parameters (input channels, integration with existing representations, stability threshold) and persistence mechanism (teaching, research, everyday discourse). Ends with proper Law 6 trailer.